FOR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION BANQUET Patricia

United I.S.D. “GOES HOLLYWOOD” FOR ANNUALEMPLOYEE APPRECIATION BANQUETExemplifying the traits of what it takes to be a good employee,such as being a self-starter, following through with assignments andresponsibilities, communicating effectively with administrators, staffand faculty members, including parents and visitors, while alsoproviding good customer service has always been the basis of UnitedIndependent School District’s Annual Employee Recognition andAppreciation Banquet. And this year’s event was no different as theDistrict “rolled out the red carpet” for a “Hollywood” themed event heldat the Civic Center Ballroom. Nominees from each campus and departmentarea, as well as years of service employees, were honored by theUnited I.S.D. Board of Trustees and Superintendent Roberto J. Santos.The nominees from each of the campuses for “Elementary andSecondary Teacher of the Year,” “Elementary and SecondaryInstructional Paraprofessional of the Year,” “Elementary andSecondary Paraprofessional/Auxiliary Staff Member of the Year,” aswell as, “Department Paraprofessional/Auxiliary Staff Member of theYear,” were presented at the event. The individuals were as follows:2013 “Elementary Teacher of the Year” NomineesNoemi Cruz-RamirezElizabeth GuevaraMelissa AlegriaKarla ElizondoAurora GarzaNorma Osoria-GaytanMaria Alicia SosaLaQuanta HernandezPatricia MendozaDiana KnudsonPatricia RegaladoFloresAnna M. LopezGeronimo EnriquezOlivia MaldonadoNancy GuerreroLeticia MartinezArndt ElementaryCol. Santos Benavides Elem.Borchers ElementaryR. C. Centeno ElementaryClark ElementaryCuellar ElementaryMatias de Llano ElementaryBarbara Fasken ElementaryFinley ElementaryBonnie Garcia ElementaryGutierrez ElementaryCeciliaJuarez-Lincoln ElementaryKazen ElementaryKennedy-Zapata ElementaryKillam ElementaryMalakoff ElementaryMuller ElementaryMelissa Jolly Newman ElementaryGrisela Flores Nye ElementaryRosa Maria Velasquez Perez ElementaryBlanca Perez Prada ElementaryAida RiosRoosevelt ElementaryRosa H. DeHoyos-Vargas Ruiz ElementaryKristell FazSalinas ElementaryBonnie Villarreal Trautmann ElementaryDaniel SilvaZaffirini ElementaryPatricia RegaladoGutierrez Elementary SchoolElementary Teacher of the Year

2013 “Elementary Instructional Paraprofessional of the Year” NomineesSylvia SanchezNorma SegoviaLarissa JuarezRosa CarrizalesRebecca BrionesGilda GalvanAna Laura CanalesStephanie BuentelloPatricia PastranaSteven NixBrenda HinesAlma RamirezRosa GonzalezMagda GarciaJacqueline F. VelaMelissa GonzalezClaudia RenteriaArndt ElementaryCol. Santos Benavides Elem.Borchers ElementaryR. C. Centeno ElementaryClark ElementaryCuellar ElementaryMatias de Llano ElementaryBarbara Fasken ElementaryFinley ElementaryBonnie Garcia ElementaryGutierrez ElementaryJuarez-Lincoln ElementaryKazen ElementaryKennedy-Zapata ElementaryKillam ElementaryMalakoff ElementaryMuller ElementaryCirila TellezNewman ElementaryLinda Rocha Nye ElementaryJulieta LunaPerez ElementaryMaria de la Luz Davila Prada ElementaryGloria Gonzalez Roosevelt ElementaryMaria Teresa Rodriguez Ruiz ElementaryMaria Elena Jasso Salinas ElementaryOlga Campos Trautmann ElementaryAdriana Rodriguez Zaffirini ElementaryStephanie BuentelloFasken Elementary SchoolElementary InstructionalParaprofessional of the Year2013 “Elementary Paraprofessional orAuxiliary Staff Member of the Year” NomineesYvonne Bustamante Arndt ElementaryArturo Lecea Col. Santos Benavides Elem.Jorge Alberto Mascorro Borchers ElementaryLupita Flores R. C. Centeno ElementaryMaria Ramirez Clark ElementaryMartha Padilla Cuellar ElementaryAurora Mitchell Matias de Llano ElementaryJorge Rodriguez Barbara Fasken ElementaryLaura GarzaFinley ElementaryJuanita Castro Bonnie Garcia ElementaryArabella Garcia Gutierrez ElementaryGriselda Rodriguez Juarez-Lincoln ElementaryAlma Villarreal Kazen ElementaryRaymundo Morales Kennedy-Zapata ElementaryGilda D. Martinez Killam ElementaryJuan RuizMalakoff ElementaryEduardo Muñoz Muller ElementaryDiana L. ChavezMaria de la Paz BiggsLaura MadrigalDora VasquezAna Maria CantuAgustin DavilaLeticia SolisElida GonzalezJose FabelaNewman ElementaryNye ElementaryPerez ElementaryPrada ElementaryRoosevelt ElementaryRuiz ElementarySalinas ElementaryTrautmann ElementaryZaffirini ElementaryArturo LeceaCol. Santos Benavides ElementaryElementary Paraprofessional/Auxiliary Staff Member of the Year

2013 Department Paraprofessional Staff Member of the Year” NomineesJerry BarreraRita CantuGloria CanalesBertha de los SantosDavid OnofreCentral OfficeCurriculum & InstructionSupport Services DepartmentFood Services DepartmentTransportation DepartmentDavid OnofreTransportation DepartmentDepartment ParaprofessionalStaff Member of the YearUISD was also very proud to honor over 700 employees with their UISD years of service pin. This year,there were two employees who received their 40 year service pin with the District. These individuals wereElia M. Juarez, Executive Director of Federal and State Compensatory Programs, and Juanita Zepeda,Principal at Arndt Elementary School. Additionally, Superintendent Santos received his 30 year service pinthat night as well. UISD would like to congratulate all employees on their respective campus or departmentachievements, as well as the years of service accomplishment.2013 Years of Service Recipients40 YearsJuarez, Elia M.Zepeda, Juanita35 YearsBallesteros, Carmen S.Espinoza, Jr., AlfredoGuevara, Elizabeth P.Moreno, JoseVargas, Rosa De Hoyos30 YearsAlonzo, SandraContreras, RamiroGuerrero, Maria EstherMontemayor, Juan J.Proa, Patricia D.Rendon, ThelmaRodriguez, Laura M.Rodriguez, Sylvia D.Santos, Roberto J.Soto, Minerva D.Torres, Martha I.Wells, Rachel SWirsching, Anna M.25 YearsAguero, Norma E.Aguilar, Estella J.Aleman, EfrainAleman, EvangelinaAmundson, Cynthia A.Barrera, GlendaBotello, AdelinaBustamante, XochitlCantu, Sonia L.Carranco, Maria MercedesCisneros, Cristina A.De Leon, MarioEveland, Dennis OwenFonseca, AlbertoFuentes, RosalindaGarcia, Cynthia LynnGarza, Maria Del R.Gonzalez, CynthiaGutierrez, Melba I.Hancock, Terry L.Hernandez, Jr., RamiroHinojosa, Belinda IreneLara, ConsueloLopez, Gloria A.Martinez, ElsaMata, RamiroMorales, JoelPalacios, Irma GarzaPeer, SheilaPerez, Geraldine A.Ramirez, Mayra NeldaReese, Donita ReneeRiojas, Sandra R.Rodriguez, Cynthia L.Rodriguez, Linda P.Ruiz, Antonio G.Sanchez, Roberto AaronSarmiento, TrinidadSilva, CeciliaSolano, Maria E.Soto, Gabriela H.Sutton, Marta TaniaSwayne, Ellen J.Valls, MaureenVillarreal, SelviaWells, Robert AlanWickstrom, Dinorah E.Winch, Annette I.Wise, GilbertoYork, Zulema MarieZamora, Jose Luis20 YearsAguilar, Liza MichelleAngco, EdnaArriaga, JuanBenavides, Claudia I.Benavides, Laida PerezBustamante, YvonneCamacho, SantaCantu, Sandra V.Cardenas, AliciaCardenas, RaquelCasanova, Christina SantosCastillo, MelissaCastillo, Rosa MariaCastillo, SanjuanaCastro, Hilda

Chavez, Jorge A.Leal, LeticiaRivera, Carlota E.Alfaro, FernandoCollins, Laura DeniseLedesma, IldaRodriguez, PatriciaAlfaro, Flor Esmeralda VasquezColunga, RebecaLeija, Carmen SylviaRodriguez, Rosa NellyAndrade, Tomas M.Cruz, Melissa Y.Lerma, Laura L.Romero, JaimeArriaga, GuadalupeDe La Garza, Sandra NoraLewis, Adriana G.Salazar, AaronBaker, Sandra YvonneDe Los Santos, Adriana GarzaLewis, Stephen M.Salazar, ArmandoBanda, HugoEsparza, Ana LuisaLeyendecker, Helen A.Salazar, Jose LuisBanda, MercedesFlores, Christina UribeLink, NoraSalazar, Marco A.Barragan, OraliaFlores, Mucia MariaLopez, Bertha V.Saldivar, Cynthia Y.Barroso, JorgeGarcia, Della MarieLopez, Jose AgustinSalinas, Laura V.Becerra, RafaelGarcia, EnriqueLopez, JosephSalinas, Maria YolandaBenavides, Adriana FaraGarcia, Maria Del RosarioLopez, Maria De La LuzSanchez, EsthelaBenavides, PiedadGarcia-Peña, JoannaLopez, SylviaSanchez, Juana M.Benavides, Xavier O.Garza, AlbertoManalastas, Aida A.Santos, Geronimo GonzalezBenitez, Selma Y.Garza, AlejandraMarquez, JuliaSepulveda, Jay H.Bermudez, Juana JimenezGarza, Carmen W.Menchaca, Monica D.Serrano-Piche, Araceli L.Bondoc, Benjamin A.Garza, Norma I.Mireles, HerlindaShade, HildaBurrier, RobertGarza, SandraMoke, MarthaShrek, EmmaBush, Sam MarkGarza, SandraMoreno, Leticia GarciaSosa, Maria AliciaBustamante, ThelmaGomez, LeonorNatera, Maria A.Suarez, Thelma D.Campero, MonicaGonzalez, Debra AnnNava, AliciaTamez, Cesar V.Canales, Myrna LizetteGonzalez, GloriaNavarro, San JuanitaTijerina, Ana ElsaCantu, Jaime D.Gonzalez, Maria C.Nunez, Rosa IselaTijerina, JulianCantu, Karla AnnetteGuerrero, Elizabeth A.Pastrana, PatriciaTorres, Maria I.Cantu, Michelle A.Guevara, David I.Pecina, Francisca M.Trevino, Jane M.Carrizales, EdelmiraGutierrez, Gloria R.Pena, LeticiaTurner, Cynthia AnnCasso, YvonneGuzman, MarlaPerales, Ada E.Valdez, DoloresCastillo, BelindaHaverkamp, AlmaPerez, ElizabethValdez, Martha L.Castro, Adela NardaHernandez, Maria EstherPerez, Imelda Q.Valdez, Sara AliciaCeballos, Marcos A.Hernandez, Maria LuzPina, Francisca A.Vargas, Sylvia EliaCerda, LisandraHernandez, Mary S.Plant, PatriciaVela, BasiliaCestou, SantaHernandez, Salud C.Portillo, Christine M.Villarreal, Patricia C.Cisneros, Gladys G.Herrera, Laura A.Quintero, Cecilia S.Zamora, RobertoContreras, Laura EthelIbarra, Carol A.Ramirez, Cecilia M.Zapata, ManuelContreras, Teresa OchoaIdrogo, Myriam A.Juarez, GabrielaKnudson, Diana G.Ramirez, JoseRamirez, Maria S.Ramirez, Oscar15 YearsAguilar, GilbertoCoronado, Maria GuadalupeCoronado, Rosita L.Corrodi Cruz, FranciscoKnudson, Steven W.Ramos, ElvaAguirre, LeticiaCoss, VeronicaKorrodi, DianaRangel, YvonneAguirre, SylviaCuellar, MelissaLaurel, Rosa ElvaRaymond, ElizabethAlaniz, IgnacioDavalos, Nely ZebaduaLeal, ArmandoRendon, Diana H.Aleman, Donna P.De La Cruz, Delfina

De La Cruz, Rosa MariaGonzalez, IrmaMata, Maria Del SocorroRomero, LuisDe Leon, JulieGonzalez, Maria L.Medina, San JuanitaRubio, RolandoDelgado, AdrianaGonzalez, NarcisoMendiola, Cristina M.Saenz, LorenzoDuque De Estrada, Melva YvonneGonzalez, PorfirioMendoza, Cynthia R.Salas, Theresa BelindaEguia-Aguilar, Elsa AdrianaGonzalez, RobertoMontalvo, JoseSalazar, ZulemaElizondo, CelinaGonzalez, ShirleyMontalvo, Maria GuadalupeSalido, Vanessa L.Enriquez III, GeronimoGuajardo, Nelia EdithMontemayor, RogelioSalinas, Laura I.Flores, Ana LauraGuerra, Elsa N.Montoya, Maria BelindaSanchez, Leticia BlancoFlores, CristinaGuillen, Maria DoloresMoore, BeltonSantacruz, Raquel YvetteFlores, DeliaGutierrez, DanielMorales, RaymundoSantos, ElsaFlores, FranciscoGutierrez, Francisco J.Morrison, KevinSerna, LauraFlores, GriselaGutierrez, Maria De LourdesMunoz, Kathy S.Soliz, SergioFlores, IdaliaGutierrez, Maria MagdalenaNavarro, Velma C.Stahl, Marta G.Flores, Lisa M. DunnGutierrez, PatriciaNiño, Graciela G.Tamez-Ledezma, NormaFlores, Maria RaquelGuzman, Ernestina H.Niño, Hilda GuadalupeTerrones, CarlosFlores, Rita San JuanaHernandez, AngelinaNuñez, Jose JuanTijerina, RaquelGallegos, Leticia PollockHernandez, Belinda YeseniaOchoa, MarthaTorres, Fabiola I.Galvan, PedroHernandez III, FranciscoOlivas, Sherry M.Treviño, SandraGarcia, Crisela CuellarHinojosa, JuanitaOrtiz, NormaUgartechea, Cynthia NoemiGarcia, DeniseHinojosa, LydiaOrtiz, RobertoUresti, ElizabethGarcia, Glen JosephInfante, DaliaPedraza, Diana M.Valdez, ArturoGarcia, Jorge LuisJalomo, JessePena, GriseldaVance, Ronald G.Garcia, Lisa MarieJasso, Maria ElenaPerez, Cynthia ReneeVarela, YolandaGarcia, Mary MargaretJimenez, MarcosPerez, GracielaVasquez, KristinGarcia, Otila MariaJuarez, DanielPerez, Grethel VeronicaVera, Gerardo RobertoGarcia, Patricia L.Juarez, Leticia M.Ramirez, Linda R.Vichareli, Ricardo H.Garcia, RobertoJuarez, Jr., DanielRamirez, PatriciaVigil, VivianGarcia, San JuanaLara, Eloy FranciscoRamirez, RaulVillarreal, AliciaGarcia, WildaLlanas, MarcoRamos, Bertha DeliaVillarreal, CynthiaGarcia, Jr., EdmundoLongoria, Jose L.Ramos, MaricelaVillarreal, DoloresGarcia, Jr., EdemencioLopez, DavidRamos, RosaVillarreal, Nora EliaGarza, Aurora C.Lopez, Isidra I.Rangel, MagdalenaVillarreal, Rosa MariaGarza, Brenda AnnLopez, Joann S.Rendon, HebertoViloria, Maria De LourdesGarza, HectorManning, BelindaRendon, VeronicaWise-Peña, LubetteGarza, IrmaMarquez Arizpe, Humberto E.Reyes, Berta I.Yepez, Jose LuisGarza, OlgaMartinez, Araceli I.Rodriguez, CynthiaZacate, AndresGarza, Rosa IsabelMartinez, Clara MariaRodriguez, Emma J.Zamarripa, Dora LizaGarza-Brown, GuadalupeGomez, EliudGonzales, Hiram I.Martinez, FelixMartinez, MelissaMartinez, PedroRodriguez, Jose FranciscoRodriguez, Maria S.Rodriguez, Marianela10 YearsAdame, Santa C.Gonzalez, HugoMartinez, Silvia IsabelRodriguez, Patricia EugeniaAguilar, Porfirio

Aguirre, ManuelCognata, Brenda L.Garcia, CesarHernandez, LaquantaAlaniz, Elia P.Contreras, JuanaGarcia, DoraHernandez, MargaritaAlaniz, Marla C.Cordova, GabrielaGarcia, HildaHernandez, Maria D.Alardin, ElizabethCordova, MigdaliaGarcia, Juana IrmaHolguin, Valerie R.Alcazar, Thelma P.Corona, ChristinaGarcia, Laura M.Ibarra, Gladys G.Aldape, CristinaCortinas, M. HermanGarcia, Sylvia MariaIpina, RebecaAlfaro, Marla Z.Coss, JoseGarcia, Thelma C.Iznaola, Jose E.Alvarado, Blanca E.Cossio Jr, GilbertoGarcia, Victor JoseJasso, Jose I.Alvarado, Lilia M.Dalrymple, Charles EdwardGarza, Alicia B.Jimenez, Luis J.Arce, MaribelDavalos, AlejandraGarza, Alicia M.Jimenez, RodolfoArredondo, NaomiDe Hoyos, Anna MarieGarza, Angelica R.Juarez, JudithArriaga, PatriciaDe La Cruz, ClaudiaGarza, Cynthia MargaritaLara, Jose GuadalupeAscencio, Kay S.De La Paz, Diana EvaGarza, Gladys JudithLlanes, NancyBanuelos, JessicaDe La Rosa, Marisol E.Garza, Jaime GabrielLongoria, LeticiaBatey, Jennifer A.Degollado De Chavez, PetraGarza, NidiaLopez, Claudia M.Bautista, JuanDeleon, Juanita A.Garza, RamiroLopez, Juanita G.Bermea, Randolph C.Delgado, JavierGarza, Rosa ImeldaLopez, LeonarditaBotello, Geraldine E.Delgado, VickyGarza, SanjuanaLozano, EldaBriones, Jose AngelDiaz, Martha I.Gaytan, Otoniel P.Lugo, Victor AntonioBritz, Daniel F.Diaz, Timothy JasonGindic, SilviaMadrigal, AcerinaBryant, HortenciaDominguez, CindyGoetze, Margaret F.Madrigal, Elba MonicaCampero, LizaDominguez, LorielleGoldaracena, EdithMadrigal, Raquel AnnetteCampos, RuthDuran, Jesus MarioGomez, Edgardo DanielMagallanes, Cindy E.Campos-Bernal, Drucilla OctaviaElizondo, BeatrizGonzales Hinojosa, Charmaine R.Mancillas, Karla LuciaCanales, AdaliaEscobedo, Michelle LorraineGonzalez, AraceliMartinez, DanielCanales, Victor M.Espindola, TeresaGonzalez, FranciscoMartinez, Estella Y.Cantu, CristinaEspinoza, Consuelo E.Gonzalez, JavierMartinez, GabrielCardenas, Adriana M.Esqueda Avina, PatriciaGonzalez, Juan AgustinMartinez, Juan E.Cardenas, Martha C.Factor, Edna L.Gonzalez, LorenaMartinez, Maria T.Carrillo, Michael A.Factor, Laura RosaGonzalez, Maria ChristinaMartinez, MiguelCarroll, William R.Farias, Jr., Roberto RicardoGonzalez, MayraMartinez, SelinaCastillo, Gricelda AlejandraFernandez, Jessica M.Gonzalez, Ramiro A.Martinez, Tomasa A.Cavazos, Arturo EloyFlores, AraceliGonzalez, Viviano F.Mascorro, AdrianaCavazos, Maria A.Flores, Beatriz MartinezGuajardo, MirtaMata, AngelicaCeballos, Nelda AideFlores, Elias A.Guerra, Ruth V.Mauricio-Alvarez, Yolanda LizetteCerda, Eloisa M.Flores, Erika J.Guerra, Sandra MaeMedrano, LeopoldinoCerda, YolandaFlores-Ibarra, GriseldaGuerrero, AnaMendez, JulioChapa, Aida R.Fuentes, Ana LauraGuerrero, Nancy G.Mendoza, Daniel C.Chavez, Carmen LealFuentes, Greta H.Gutierrez, Rosalinda C.Mendoza, Jessica DeniseChavez, San JuanaGalindo, Brenda E.Guzman, DavidMinas, Mary Ann FrancesChavez, SylviaGamez, BalbinaHernandez, AlmaMireles, Patricia

Molina, ErnestinaRangel, FranciscoSanchez, Adriana I.Urdiales, Monica AdrianaMoncivais, EmilyRangel, GonzaloSanchez, Juan D.Valdes, Maria D.Munoz, Juan AngelReyes, Michelle C.Sanchez, MaricelaValdez, CarlosMunoz, Rosa E.Reyna, PatriciaSanchez, SaraValdez, Maria ElenaNatera, Kristin MarieRios, Aida E.Sanchez, VeronicaValdez, NancyOlivares, Andelia RubioRodriguez, Andrei RobertoSanchez III, RobertoValdez, Ruby R.Olivo, Consuelo N.Rodriguez, ClaudiaSantana, NatanealVargas, ClaudiaOrtega, FranciscoRodriguez, Elena YvetteSantillana, Cruz MarthaVasquez, AnalizaOrtiz, Martha PatriciaRodriguez, MarthaSantos, Gabriela A.Vazquez, PaolaOstiguin, Maria O.Rodriguez, Nidia S.Santos, OscarVega, Michelle S.Palencia, Maria T.Rodriguez, OscarSantos, Jr., Jose ManuelVela, JosePangan, Celestina AilesRodriguez, Rosa IrmaSerna, Marissa IlianaVelasquez, SusanaPedraja, Maria M.Rodriguez, TeresaSicairos, Erica RuizVelazquez, David A.Perez, Adriana LisaRodriguez, Jr., PedroSillas, Laura E.Vidaurri, MarissaPerez, Javier A.Roman, Gabriela J.Silva, AlmaVillarreal, EvelynPerez, Maria Del RosarioRosales, MichaelSolis, AngelaVillarreal, JoaquinPerez, Norma AliciaRosas, Adriana B.Soto, AraceliVillarreal, Sara I.Pina, EsperanzaRosas, Elsa I.Soto, JesusVillarreal L., ReinaQuiroz, MargaritaRoth, Sheryl L.Terrazas, Jr., HenryWilliams, Louise J.Ramirez, GerardoSalas, Veronica C.Torres, Adrian FoxZamora, Ana L.Ramirez, Letycia LissetteSalazar, Elsa GracielaTorres, IzzamaryZarate, Angeles Y.Ramirez, Yvette S.Salcedo, LauraTorres, JennyZarceno, Maria AmparoRamos, Maria G.Saldivar, Mario J.Torres-Hernandez, ErikaRamos, SaraiSalinas, Ana L.Tovar, ClaudiaRamos, VeronicaSalinas, Melissa MaldonadoTreviño, Cordelia